In keeping with the spirit of legislation she filed earlier this month, State Sen. Cynthia Creem, D-Newton, released the report of campaign contributions to the “Elect Cythnia Stone Creem” campaign for reelection.

In keeping with the spirit of legislation she filed earlier this month, State Sen. Cynthia Creem, D-Newton, released the report of campaign contributions to the “Elect Cythnia Stone Creem” campaign for reelection. Creem is running for her seventh term as senator representing Newton, Brookline and part of Wellesley. She is opposed in the democratic primary by Newton resident Charles Rudnick.

In early July, Creem filed legislation to require more frequent campaign finance reporting by legislative candidates. Current law requires that House and Senate candidates file reports of contributions and expenditures eight days before a primary, eight days before a general election, and a year-end report by the following Jan. 20, leaving little time for the public to understand candidates’ finances before making a decision.

In testimony to the elections committee, she said, “Contrast the requirements on us with those on candidates for statewide offices, such as Governor, Treasurer, and Attorney General, who must report twice a month. This same rule also applies to campaigns for Governor’s Council, District Attorney, Sheriff, County Commissioner and County Treasurer, Clerk of Court and other elected judiciary positions. It even applies to races for mayor and other offices in large cities. Similarly, campaigns organized around ballot questions also face more-frequent reporting deadlines than our legislative campaigns do.”

Rudnick’s campaign has agreed to provide the TAB with a copy of contributions to the Rudnick campaign for the same time period. Both campaigns have been asked for an itemized list of their expenditures.